Chris Gutierrez vs. Justin McNally
Bellator 111 • Chris Gutierrez vs. Justin McNally: Chris Gutierrez def. Justin McNally via TKO (knee and punches) at 2:50 of Round 1. Click the stars...
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Bellator 111: Dantas vs. Leone (Preview)
Bellator 111: Dantas vs. Leone takes place on March 7, 2014 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Click the stars to rate how good you...
Fight of the Week (for week ending 3/02/2014)
Dong Hyun Kim vs. John Hathaway TUF China Finale • Dong Hyun Kim vs. John Hathaway: Dong Hyun Kim def. John Hathaway via knockout (elbow) at...
UFC Dropped the Ball By Putting Gustafsson On Fight Pass
By Adam Martin Last September at UFC 165 in Toronto, Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson put on a light heavyweight title bout for the ages, as...
Putting in “Work”: Staged Rampage-Mo Scuffle Proves Spectacle Comes Before Sport When It Comes To “Selling” A Fight
By Raphael Garcia If the question, “Is mixed martial arts a sport or spectacle?” was asked to ten different people, there is an possibility that the...
TUF Translation: Despite American Fans’ Apathy, the International Ultimate Fighter Series Remains Integral to the UFC’s Global Strategy
By Raphael Garcia This past weekend, mixed martial arts fans had the opportunity to witness the finale of the China-based season of The Ultimate Fighter. Even...
Daily Matchmaking (3/03/2014)
By Michael Ford Yesterday the UFC gave us changes to the UFC 171 and UFC 173 cards, and also gave us a UFC Fight Night 40...
First and Worst: Week of February 24 – March 2, 2014
By Adam Martin First and Worst is an ongoing series for MMARatings.net, where every week Adam will make his pick for the best and worst newly-announced...
Fight of the Week Finalists (for week ending 3/2/2014)
By Michael Ford Last week gave us the Bellator 110, TUF China Finale, and Cage Warriors 65 cards. And according to the viewing (and rating) public,...
MMA Ratings Podcast: 3.02.2014
By Raphael Garcia By Roy Billington MMA Ratings writers Raphael Garcia and Roy Billington get back together to chat all things MMA, specifically the past few...
Men’s Flyweight (125) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Demetrious Johnson #2 Joseph Benavidez #3 John Dodson #4 Ian McCall #5 John Moraga #6 Ali Bagautinov #7 Jussier “Formiga” da Silva #8 Darrell Montague...
Men’s Bantamweight (135) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Renan Barão #2 Urijah Faber #3 Michael McDonald #4 Raphael Assunção #5 Eddie Wineland #6 TJ Dillashaw #7 Iuri Alcantara #8 Scott Jorgensen #9 Brad...
Men’s Featherweight (145) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Jose Aldo #2 Chad Mendes #3 Frankie Edgar #4 Ricardo Lamas #5 Cub Swanson #6 Daniel Straus #7 Pat Curran #8 Patricio Freire #9 Jeremy...
Men’s Lightweight (155) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Anthony Pettis #2 Benson Henderson #3 Gilbert Melendez #4 TJ Grant #5 Eddie Alvarez #6 Michael Chandler #7 Josh Thomson #8 Nate Diaz #9 Gray...
Men’s Welterweight (170) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Georges St. Pierre #2 Johny Hendricks #3 Carlos Condit #4 Robbie Lawler #5 Rory MacDonald #6 Martin Kampmann #7 Jake Ellenberger #8 Jake Shields #9...
Men’s Middleweight (185) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Chris Weidman #2 Anderson Silva #3 Vitor Belfort #4 Lyoto Machida #5 Luke Rockhold #6 Gegard Mousasi #7 Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza #8 Mark Munoz #9...
Men’s Light Heavyweight (205) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Jon Jones #2 Phil Davis #3 Alexander Gustafsson #4 Lyoto Machida #5 Rashad Evans #6 Vitor Belfort #7 Dan Henderson #8 Glover Teixeira #15 Daniel...
Men’s Heavyweight (265) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Cain Velasquez #2 Junior Dos Santos #3 Daniel Cormier #4 Antonio Silva #5 Mark Hunt #6 Travis Browne #7 Alistair Overeem #8 Fabricio Werdum #9...
Fight Fixin’: Post-TUF China Finale
By Adam Martin Fight Fixin’ is a fantasy matchmaking article that comes out after every major event and features possible matchups for main card winners and/or...
Switching Gears: UFC Fighter Uniform Rumors Highlight Struggling State of the MMA Sponsorship Market
By Raphael Garcia The debate about fighter pay in the world of mixed martial arts continues to rage on, as some believe that these athletes should...